The first live virtual performances of the first five plays in The Brecht Project were presented on October 27, 28 and 29, 2020.
THE PLAYS PRESENTED WERE:
THE INFORMER by Christine U’Ren, inspired by The Informer/The Spy by Bertolt Brecht
I’M WITH HER by Scott Munson, inspired by The Chalk Cross by Bertolt Brecht
THE PEOPLE UPSTAIRS by Scott Munson, inspired by A Case of Betrayal by Bertolt Brecht
JUDICIAL PROCESS by Reg Clay, inspired by Judicial Process by Bertolt Brecht
JUDITH by Denmo Ibrahim, inspired by The Jewish Wife by Bertolt Brecht, Co-Produced with Storykrapht
The Informer - pictured (clockwise from UL): Kimberly Ridgeway, Gene Moscy, Francis Koll
The Informer - pictured (clockwise from UL): Kimberly Ridgeway, Gene Mocsy, Francis Koll
I'm With Her - pictured (clockwise from UL): Sharon Shao, Craig Souza, April Deutschle, Tim Holt Jones, Kimberly Ridgeway, Gene Mocsy
I'm With Her - pictured (clockwise from UL): Sharon Shao, Craig Souza, Kimberly Ridgeway
The People Upstairs - pictured (l-r): Gene Mocsy, Carolyn Doyle
The People Upstairs - pictured (l-r): Gene Mocsy, Carolyn Doyle
Judicial Process - pictured (l-r): Tom Reilly, Aaron Royce Jones
Judicial Process - pictured (l-r): Tom Reilly, Sharon Shao
Judith - pictured (l-r) Damaris Divito, Tim Holt Jones
Judith - pictured: Damaris Divito
Read what the reviewers said:
“ … draws on the chilling parallels between Brecht’s depiction of Nazi Germany and modern-day America.” - Zoe A. Welch, Univ. of Puget Sound. Complete Review Here.
“Opening night of The Brecht Project could not have been more unconventionally successful. … grabs our attention with a fresh explanation of the same problems that we often wrongly assume we know enough about.” - Nurcan Sumbul, Daily Cal. Complete Review Here.
